.. at Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo. She was finally accepted fully into French society as “one of theirs” and highly celebrated. (Betsy married Napoleon’s eldest brother, and was the connection between French royals and American elites).
In the meantime, Jerome had married Catherine of Wurttemburg (previously discussed in detail).
(portraits: Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte; and below, Catherine of Wurttemburg, Betsy’s husband Jerome’s next wife. Note Jerome’s consistent taste in women..)
